Cheney
slays 4 in Olympic biathlon incident

By
John Breneman

Vice President Dick Cheney has blown away the field in his
quest for an Olympic biathlon medal in Torino. Literally.

Cheney successfully shot a Russian, a German, a Frenchman
and a North Korean in the sport that combines cross-country
skiing with rifle shooting.

The vice president was penalized for killing his rivals,
but his cumulative time — and their sudden absence from the
competition — was good enough to earn him a place in the
finals.

Now the Wyoming outdoorsman is one step closer to his dream
of blasting his way Olympic gold. A Cheney medal for the U.S.
would be seen as a victory in the war on terror, said President
Bush, who was forced to pull out of the men’s luge competition
due to a strained groin.

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